SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, D. Maryland.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 13, 1998.
July 13, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John McNeill Broaddus, Connerton & Ray, Washington, DC, Michael C. Spencer, Kenneth J. Vianale, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, New York City, Steven E. Fineman, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York City, for Seafarers Welfare Plan, et al.
George A. Nilson, Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, MD, Kenneth N. Bass, Karen M. DeSantis, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., as successor to American Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson Corp., and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Anne E. Cohen, Steven S. Michaels, R. Townsend Davis, Jr., New York City, for Tobacco Research-USA, Inc.
Peter Woolson, Robinson, Woolson O'Connell, LLC, Baltimore, MD, for Liggett Group, Inc.
James E. Gray, Andrew Gendron, Goodell, DeVres, Leech & Gray, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Lorillard Tobacco Co.
David S. Eggert, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, for Philip Morris, Inc.
William F. Ryan, Jr., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Tobacco Institute, Inc.
James P. Ulwick, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD, for U.S. Tobacco Co.
F. Ford Loker, Jr., Church & Houff, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Bruce Ginsberg, Marc Rachman, Davis & Gilbert, New York City, for Hill and Knowlton, Inc.
Gregg L. Bernstein, Kimberly Dunn Spelman, Martin, Junghans, Snyder & Bernstein, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Mark G. Cunha, Adam I. Stein, Kevin D. Lewis, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.
Barry S. Schaevitz, Jacobs, Nedinger & Finnegan, LLP, New York City, for Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc.
United States District Court, D. Maryland.
GARBIS, District Judge.
The Court has before it the motions entitled "Certain Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint" and "Certain Defendants' Alternative Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Join Necessary Parties." These motions have been adopted by all Defendants.1 The Court also has before it the materials submitted by the parties relating to the motions. The Court finds that a hearing is unnecessary.
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